High Places, by Samuel S.C.

High Places

by Samuel S.C.

supported by

jeredb I’ve been waiting for this since 1997 or whenever it was I saw you play in Auburn NY. So glad this album is here and now. I need this.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes unlimited streaming of High Places via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

Purchasable with gift card

$20 USD or more

1.	All Up In It 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Sorry, sorry for the complication In a state of mind you’re not used to Well I’d like to ride this out But the motion makes me sick All tangled up and there’s no easy way out Cause I want to go You want me to stay We just aren’t the same And nothing ever changes You toss and turn Are you gonna choose a side? Well I don’t have the time to do this Be the one to put you over the line A moving target every time Well I’d like to feel this out But the drama makes me sick I’d rather get away than get All up in it All up in it All up in it All Sorry Forget it What’s your hurry? What took you so long? So long I’m not listening I don’t care to What you think’s not news to me (repeat 2x) It’s not news to me It’s not news to me It’s not news to me It’s nothing new
2.	High Places 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Back up at the crooked pass A slow burn or a sneak attack Turn away, turn around, turning pages It’s always the same - everything changes When the light turns low Are you afraid to go there? Oh the ride, the ride the ride - it’s complicated How do we ever get by without sedation Are you happy now? Took one for the team and then they let you down Go, go, go, ahead One less hand out for the taking Go, go, go, go on Put it in your pocket, save it for later Go, go, go, get ready for takeoff Conditions are dangerous Oh, are they ever gonna find us? Back lit in a dream Like a faultline coming clean, come clean Overrated, overstated, everybody is jaded I’m slipping through the cracks in the pavement Are you translucent now? Blinding lights wearing you out Oh, the lie, the lie, the lies - they’re penetrating How do we ever survive all that predation? Are you happy now? Took one for the team and then they let you drown Go, go, go ahead Find your friends in all the high places Go, go, go, go on Put ‘em in your pocket, save them for later Go, go, go, get ready for takeoff Conditions are dangerous Oh, are they gonna wait for us? When there are no moves left to fake No breath left to save When we look into the quiet Is there a storm that didn’t break? When we fall into the fire Do only bones remain, or Can we get just a little more time? I don’t know, I’ve got no plan But to walk beside and hold your hand High places are gonna set us free And all the light to wash us clean Like an accident that realigns No mapping the stars, no reading the signs All we need is just a little more time Just a little more time
3.	Unfortunate 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Endless lines cut and wind Follow til they meet the sky Then dissolve and redesign What’s left we leave behind Only light knows how to fade How unfortunate...time given away Every fold tears at the break Every shell will perforate So take a deep breath, my friend And hold on to what you can When there’s nothing to see There’s nothing to save All the takers are so good at looking away In low light, eyes tired Hellbent to rewire Steadfast, on the sly Don’t you dare put your hands to the fire Burned out the pages so we’d disappear We’re still here When it’s not the answer that you want to find Tear it up and swallow every line Hey, can we get real? Were we ever really here? Did we ever get close? We never see it coming Do we just get buried cold? Endless lines Cut and wind Make their way through the haze Redirect, redesign, rearrange What’s left? What’s left we leave behind How unfortunate We’re wishing cracks away
4.	Syracuse In Winter 04:15	lyrics	buy track
Pale air leaving the faintest trace of where you’ve been White oak swaying behind in the wind Blaze from a low sun Catch your breath before it's too late Too late to run Cold comfort only Closing doors draw quiet in For the wild and lonely, a bittersweet ending All the light we lost Now ashes over embers Winter always hangs around too long Pale eyes burning Gazing down, then fixed away Hovering kestrel knows the brevity of days Blaze from a low sun Catch my breath before it’s too late Too late to run Cold comfort only Closing doors draw quiet in For the wild and lonely, a bittersweet ending All the light we gave Now embers under ashes Everything is turning, turning gray Blaze from low sun - heavy in that haze Blaze from low sun - racing to the edge Catch your breath before it’s gone Catch your breath before it’s gone Catch your breath before it’s too late Blaze from a low sun Caught my breath, it was too late Too late to run And all the light we gave Now ashes over embers Falling and fading in that pale air Catch your breath before it’s gone It’s too late
5.	Static & the Beat 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Alright, got another play Got yourself another rotation Who are you gonna fake out tonight? Sometimes it feels like we’re moving in the wrong direction Straight into the mouth of our enemy This light will never go out This beat will always move along Just like a broken record Keeps coming back around A sound you can rely on Breathe it in and breathe it out Even remnants still remember how OK, you don’t say Made another bad connection Talk talk, but we can’t communicate Some days feel like a cycle of negation All points leading straight to nowhere This light will never go out This beat will always move along Just like a broken record It keeps coming back around A sight you can rely on Like symmetry in crashing waves Like stars revolving and breaking overhead There’s static in the way Cut that line, get off that station Magnetized the game Set your watch to the vibrations Static in the way! Cut that line, get off that station Magnetized the game Set your watch to it Tick tock, the rhythm don’t stop And the beat is the heart that’s never gonna fade away This light will never go out This beat will always move along Just like a broken record It keeps coming back around A sound you can rely on Breathe it in and breathe it out Even remnants like us remember how
6.	Endless Golden 04:03	lyrics	buy track
Funny how things come around Memory gone, pictures found Close my eyes and I can hear you laughing What got lost in folding waves, Washing over everything But in this light...in this light you still look the same All that time we had to waste Endless golden summer days If you could go back would you take me with you? Oh, take me with you Funny how it all comes down to a single moment spinning around A million times in your head, just can’t let it go All that hurt we gave up so fast Didn’t know it would come back tenfold Didn’t know how long it would last Constellations overhead Nights we thought would never end If you could go back would you do it all again? Oh, when light lifts away Endless golden has to fade Funny how things come around We’re just a little bit older now Close my eyes and I can hear the music ringing out And what we find out last: It all goes by so fast And then it goes, it goes around Constellations light the way To endless golden summer days If you could go back would you take me with you? Oh, when light lifts away Endless golden had to fade Hold on, wait up, lost you in the waves Tide, shake me loose Bring me back again... Would you bring me back again?
7.	The Front 03:55	lyrics	buy track
Oh, untether from the air Unwound, unraveled, unaware I don’t know how anyone can bear that sound Coming near Oh, that sound! Come in here Back and forth, here we go again Come on, pull that rope until you reach the end I don’t know how anyone can bend like that without breaking Just like that, underneath a sky that’s shaking Shaking, shaking Back and forth and back and forth we go Come one, shake it out in the light Let your filth and fortune fly Then get right back to the front of the line Breathe in all this gold and glaze Before they come and take it all away Then get back to the front, you know what you want Get back up to the front cause you know what you want Put your back to it before they blow you over, over, over! Come one, shake it out in the light Let your filth and fortune fly Then get right back to the front of the line Breathe in all this gold and glaze Before they come and take it all away Then get back to the front, you know what you want Get back up to the front cause you know what you want Put your back to it before they blow you over, over, over! Back and forth and back and forth we go! We’re shaking, shaking
8.	In Sleep 04:46	lyrics	buy track
Head on or head inside To your cold cave, so satisfying When the light winds in and wraps around your bones Give up every ghost Don’t you know they’re already gone? Right on time Hanging on every high note Wound so tight you can’t move We mark our intent head to tongue The fire that slips out tastes like it’s run cold When the light winds in and catches on a frame Don’t you know dust always settles down again? Right on time Hanging on every high note Wound so tight you can’t move But hang on, right? That’s your design And all your ghosts are never far behind When threads come loose you better let them go We’ll find you We’ll take you home You’ll find your back home Oh, don’t stay in sleep forever Dream like you’re right here, awake Oh, don’t stay in sleep forever Dream like you’re right here You’re right here, wide awake We mark our intent head to tongue The fire that spills/pours out Tastes like it’s run cold All the light you cannot see wraps around your bones All the stars you didn’t know will find you And take you home

about

High Places combines reimagined, reworked songs from the mid-90's that we never had the chance to record, plus 3 brand new tunes from the here and now. A blend of past and present that retains our original guitar-driven sound and signature girl/boy vocals, with a nod to the future.... We hope you enjoy it!

credits

released February 17, 2023

All songs written and performed by Eric Astor (drums), Vanessa Downing (vocals), James Marinelli (guitar/vocals) and Dean Taormina (bass/guitar)

Additional guitar on All Up In It & In Sleep by Mike Schleibaum

All Up In It, Unfortunate, Syracuse In Winter, Endless Golden & In Sleep co-written by Josh Deutsch

Syracuse In Winter & Endless Golden co-arranged by Mike Schleibaum

All lyrics & vocal arrangements by Vanessa Downing

Recorded at Ivakota Studios, Washington DC

Engineered & mixed by Benjamin Green

Produced by Mike Schleibaum & Samuel SC

Mastered by Levi Seitz, Black Belt Mastering

license

about

Samuel S.C. Falls Church, Virginia

*NEW MUSIC COMING IN 2024*

discography

High Places

Feb 2023
94-95

Nov 2022
Static & the Beat

Oct 2022

contact / help

Contact Samuel S.C.

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Samuel S.C., you may also like:

Repair and Reward
by Lincoln

supported by 15 fans who also own “High Places”

Who can ever forget the Lincoln/Hoover split seven inch? I always thought "Benchwarmer" was a Hoover song. That's how good Lincoln is! John Isaacson
go to album
Careening
by Hammered Hulls

supported by 14 fans who also own “High Places”

This album is amazing from start to finish! It's got such a cool, poetic, punk rock vibe. Hits the soul, for real. Please come play in Miami, Florida soon! Thank you for your art! richnice1975
go to album
Coriky
by Coriky

supported by 13 fans who also own “High Places”

A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer
go to album
We'll Hide Away: Complete Recordings 1993-1995
by Grain

In the early ’90s, the Ohio band were champions of boundary-crossing Midwestern hardcore. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 11, 2023
go to album
450 / I Seek Misery
by Die! Die! Die!

This two-track EP from the Auckland-based post-punk outfit mixes punk and hardcore aesthetics. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 6, 2020
go to album
Burnt Sugar
by Gouge Away

This lean and ferocious record proves there’s still greatness to be drawn from hardcore’s base elements. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 26, 2018
go to album
Basilisk
by J. Robbins

supported by 12 fans who also own “High Places”

absolutely tremendous album. 4/5 IAmRevEvil
go to album